David Shaw

Shaw, David

Position Type:
Faculty
Job Title:
Emeritus Professor
Department:
Forest Engineering, Resources & Management
Forest Ecosystems & Society
Office Location:
218 Richardson Hall
Phone Number:
Education
PhD, 1991, Forest Protection and Silviculture, University of Washington
MS, 1982, Biology and Plant Ecology, Western Washington University
BS, 1977, Biology, Northern Arizona University
Research Areas
Forest, Wildlife and Landscape Ecology
Science of Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Management
Silviculture, Fire, Forest Health and Biodiversity
Research Interests
  • Forest Ecology
  • Forest Entomology
  • Forest Health
  • Forest Pathology
Selected Publications:
  1. Shaw, D.C., M. Bennett. D. Goheen, A. Kanaskie, S. Altenhoff. 2026. Western oak mistletoe (Phoradendron villosum subsp. villosum) on non-native urban trees of western Oregon. Research Note.  Northwest Science 99(1): https://doi.org/10.3955/046.099.0103.

  2. Lan, Y-H, D.M. Bell, M-S. Kim, D.C. Shaw, K.L. Chadwick, H.S.J. Kearns, R.J. Pabst, A.A. Bluhm.  2025.  A root rot pathogen associate4s with changes in forest community composition and productivity during 100 years of Douglas-fir forest development.  Forest Ecology and Management.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123426

  3. Shaw, D.C.  2025.  Forum Article: Why a network of old-growth and mature forests across the Douglas-fir region is good for the timber industry.  Journal of Forestry.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s44392-025-00054-9

  4. Sibley, A., C. Still, M. Gregory, C. Harrington, D. Shaw, N. Ferrari, A. Dye, M. Schulze, G. Howe, D.E. Rupp, C. Daly, D. DePinte, C.E. Naficy, C. Hart, and D.M. Bell.  2025.  Extreme heatwave causes immediate, widespread mortality of forest canopy foliage, highlighting modes of forest sensitivity to extreme heat.  Global Change Biology, 2025; 31:e70571 https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70571 

  5. Warren, Dana R., Harper M. Loeb, Peter Betjemann, Isabel A. Munck, William S. Keeton, David C. Shaw, and Eleanor J. Harvey. 2023. “An Interdisciplinary Framework for Evaluating 19th Century Landscape Paintings for Ecological Research.” Ecosphere e4649.

  6. Bennett, M., D.C. Shaw, L. Lowrey. 2023. Recent Douglas-fir mortality in the Klamath Mountains ecoregion of Oregon: Evidence for a decline spiral. Journal of Forestry. https://doi.org/10.1093/jofore/fvad007